Pollo Campero USA Acquires High Performing Franchise Locations from American Pollo

Dallas, TX  (RestaurantNews.com)  Pollo Campero, the world’s most beloved leader in Latin-style fried and grilled chicken, today announced the acquisition of seven franchise restaurants in the Washington, D.C. area. The Pollo Campero restaurants were previously owned and operated by American Pollo, the first group to franchise the Pollo Campero brand on the east coast. American Pollo is owned by Jose R. Barahona.

The acquisition reflects the brand’s confidence in the U.S. market according to Campero USA Corp’s President and COO, Roberto Denegri.

“These seven restaurants have a great reputation as established high performers within the Pollo Campero family. We are excited to add them to our corporate restaurant portfolio and further strengthening our corporate footprint in the United States,” explains Denegri.

An eighth Pollo Campero restaurant also operates in Manassas, Va., and is not part of the acquisition. It will remain as an independently run franchise.

The acquisition is the most recent deal in a string of strategic moves by the company. In 2010, Pollo Campero USA acquired a Houston franchise and the following year obtained the franchise from the Boston area.

Tim Pulido, CEO of Campero USA Corp. and Pollo Campero International who oversees the company’s global growth, says Pollo Campero’s parent company CMI (Corporación Multi Inversiones) is “committed to growing the brand in the U.S.”